U.S. patent number 3,856,002 [Application Number 05/392,280] was granted by the patent office on 1974-12-24 for massage device.
This patent grant is currently assigned to The Raymond Lee Organization, Inc.. Invention is credited to Josie Matsumoto.
United States Patent |
3,856,002 |
Matsumoto |
December 24, 1974 |
MASSAGE DEVICE
Abstract
A massage device for massaging parts of the body which are
difficult to reach comprises a substantially arcuate arm having
spaced free ends substantially opposite each other. A massaging
head member is resiliently affixed to one free end of the arm and
extends in a direction toward the other free end of the arm. A
handle is pivotally affixed to the arm at the other free end
thereof. A detent unit couples the handle to the arm in a manner
whereby the arm and the handle are substantially fixedly
positionable at a plurality of angles relative to each other.
Inventors: |
Matsumoto; Josie (Toronto,
Ontario, CA) |
Assignee: |
The Raymond Lee Organization,
Inc. (New York, NY)
|
Family
ID: |
23549991 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/392,280 |
Filed: |
August 28, 1973 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
601/137 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A61H
7/003 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A61H
7/00 (20060101); A61h 007/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;128/67,62,60,61,24R,24.1,62A |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Trapp; Lawrence W.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Tick; Daniel Jay
Claims
I claim:
1. A message device for massaging parts of the body which are
difficult to reach, said message device comprising
a substantially arcuate arm having spaced free ends substantially
opposite each other;
a massaging head member resiliently affixed to one free end of the
arm and extending in a direction toward the other free end of the
arm;
a handle pivotally affixed to the arm at the other free end
thereof; and
detent means coupling the handle to the arm in a manner whereby the
arm and the handle are substantially fixedly positionable at a
plurality of angles relative to each other.
2. A massage device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a
spring affixed at one end to the one end of the arm and affixed at
the other end to the massaging head.
Description
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a message device. More
particularly, the invention relates to a message device for
massaging parts of the body which are difficult to reach.
The principle object of the invention is to provide a massage
device for massaging parts of the body which are difficult to
reach, which device is of simple, but effective, efficient and
reliable structure, is easy, convenient, simple and comfortable to
use and operate, and provides, without the need for an external
source of power, an excellent means for massaging the body and
various muscles which are difficult for the average person to
reach.
In order that the invention may be readily carried into effect, it
will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing,
wherein:
FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of the massage device of the
invention;
FIG. 2 is a side view of part of the massage device of FIG. 1,
taken along the lines 2--2 of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 3 is a view, partly in section, taken along the lines 3--3, of
FIG. 2.
In the FIGS., the same components are identified by the same
reference numerals.
The message device of the invention is for massaging parts of the
body which are difficult to reach.
The message device of the invention comprises a substantially
arcuate arm 11 (FIGS. 1, 2 and 3) having spaced free ends 12 and 13
substantially opposite each other (FIG. 1). A massaging head member
14, of any suitable material for massaging the body, is resiliently
affixed to one free end 12 of the arm 11. The massaging head member
14 is affixed to the arm 11 via a spring 15 affixed at one end to
the one end 12 of the arm 11 and affixed at the other end to the
massaging head. The massaging head 14 extends in a direction toward
the other free end 13 of the arm 11, as indicated by an arrow 16 in
FIG. 1. The spring 15 is very stiff and therefore very little
resilient.
A handle 17 (FIGS. 1 and 2) is pivotally affixed to the arm 11 at
the other free end 13 thereof. FIG. 2 illustrates the detail of the
pivotal connection of the handle 17 to the arm 11. A detent unit
18, 19 affixed to the handle 17 and the arm 11, cooperate with each
other, with the assistance of a compression spring 20, as shown in
FIGS. 2 and 3, to couple the handle and the arm in a manner whereby
the arm and the handle are substantially fixedly positionable at a
plurality of angles relative to each other. The different positions
of the handle 17 relative to the arm 11 are indicated by broken
lines A, B, C, D, and E in FIG. 1.
While the invention has been described by means of a specific
example and in a specific embodiment, I do not wish to be limited
thereto, for obvious modifications will occur to those skilled in
the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the
invention.
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